— Also termed skilled witness. See EXPERT; DAUBERT TEST. [Cases: Criminal Law 478–480; Evidence 535–546. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 1070–1071; Evidence §§ 521, 523–527, 599–600, 612–617, 619–625, 628–630, 632, 634–638, 644, 649–653, 656–660, 666–668, 670–671, 673–678, 680–682, 685–686, 688.]
expert witness
A witness qualified by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education to provide a scientific, technical, or other specialized opinion about the evidence or a fact issue. Fed. R. Evid. 702–706.